Tag: Gene Corbin

  • Nation & World

    Answering the bell

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren returned to Harvard, along with others, to advocate that undergraduates consider careers in public service, as part of the “Public Interested” conference.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard’s graduates, aiding others

    A panel discussion served as the launchpad for the Harvard Alumni Association’s annual global month of service, with gatherings planned worldwide.

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  • Nation & World

    Trumpet and coffee in hand

    Capping his lauded Harvard lectureship, “Hidden in Plain View: Meanings in American Music,” musician Wynton Marsalis visited the Phillips Brooks House for an intimate conversation about his hometown of New Orleans.

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  • Nation & World

    Cortés receives service award

    Ernesto Cortés Jr. received the Robert Coles “Call of Service” Award for his efforts to empower people to improve their lives and circumstances.

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  • Nation & World

    Exemplary service

    Dorothy Stoneman ’63 accepted the 2011 Robert Coles “Call of Service” award from the Phillips Brooks House Association Oct. 15 at the Memorial Church. The award recognized Stoneman’s achievements as the founder and chief executive officer of YouthBuild USA.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Ready to make a difference

    Ten students have been awarded the first grants from Harvard’s Presidential Public Service Fellowship. The program supports returning undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing public service work during the summer.

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  • Nation & World

    Faust emphasizes public service

    Concluding a year of expanded volunteer efforts at Harvard, president announces new fellowships that will allow students to do well by doing good.

    12 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The ripple effect

    Public service at Harvard increasingly reaches well beyond its gates, as student and alumni volunteers journey far to do good works.

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